There are 2 ways to get from Chicago to Catania by plane or train
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Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORD - CTA
14h 28m€332–604Fly to Palermo Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORD - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossatrain
19h 17m€320–631
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Catania is to fly which costs €330 - €650 and takes 14h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Catania is to fly which takes 14h 28m and costs €330 - €650.
The distance between Chicago and Catania is 8265 km.
It takes approximately 14h 28m to get from Chicago to Catania, including transfers.
Catania is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:07 AM in Chicago and 3:07 PM in Catania.
There are 4436+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Catania, Italy?
Lufthansa, ITA Airways, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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